[NBC TAKEN] GAIUS CHARLES WEEKLY CHAT | Hail Mary Wednesday 05 April, 2017
I am back with another mini recap of NBC’s Taken with the weekly chat with Gaius Charles. Its so great to be apart of these intimate weekly phone convos with him and other journalist that we get a in-depth look of the episodes, his character each week and his thoughts! This week was really excited for Gauis Charles’s character John, as we get to see him go back to his hometown and see a little more of a backstory on him too.
John is such a hardbody throughout this series so far. He is stone cold, stoic and very serious. He is a Black Ops agent, so of course that automatically comes with the territory, but behind the “steel” we get a little more of the real. Many times we see actions shows or movies and these agents have no depth. Just hardcore missions and overcome danger and fatal situation, it can be a job that makes a person expressionless. We see in Hail Mary he shows a little more vulernability from what happened in Ep.5 (have to see that episode to understand) and a mixture of his past that shows us why he is the machine he is today!
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Gauis Charles was so excited to share with us about this episode. It gave his character John a human element versus this big tough man of steel. It showcases him dealing with stress and real issues, such as PTSD, which could be a common disorder for actual members of a Black Ops team. He explains this episode was a “story of redemption” as it spoke to the heart and for the greater good.
To sum of the “Hail Mary” episode there is a powerful quote that was inserted in the show by writer/showrunner Alex Cary: “Instead of praying for a solution, BE the solution.” This quote was a spin-off on Ghandi’s famous line, “Be the change you wish to see in the world” and ultimately this is what John career is motivating him to do.
It was awesome to see the layers of John’s character become personified into a real life human with some vulnerabilities exposed. Sometimes in action genres they do not like to expose that in fear it will weaken a male character, but to me it adds to their strength. I love how this series has taken TAKEN (double pun) characters and not just focused on the Bryan Mills character but the people around him and his team.
If you are a fan of the movie, you will understand the Bryan Mills character more but definitely will see the people around him have a backstory as well and get more than just a typical “action” show. Speaking of Bryan Mills, according to Gaius Charles, we were given a sneak synopsis of the next episode that Bryan will literally get TAKEN and learn how to survive being tortured and captured!
That should be interesting. I hope you are caught up, if not go watch and follow up with the Weekly Chats with Gauis Charles. Have any questions for the show leave them in the comments below!
Watch TAKEN every Monday night at 10:00pm/9c on NBC
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I like him as an actor. It is pretty cool you were able to interview him too. I have yet to watch an episode of Taken, but your interview has me intrigued.
I haven’t seen this show yet. It sounds like something that I would enjoy. Now that you shared it, I am going to have to see if I can catch up on the episodes.
It’s nice that they are showing more of layers of John’s character to the audience. I think people are going to become more and more invested in him as they continue to watch the series.
I live in the UK & I don’t think its hit our shores yet as I have never heard of this show.
I’ll definitely look out for it & maybe even try & give it a cheeky stream online.
Thanks. Good post x
Thank for the recap. I do not watch much television so I did not even know about this show. I am interested now and may try to see if I can find it online.
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I really should start watching this. I’ve heard it is SUPER good. I’m sure I can find all the episodes on demand.
I love this show. When I first heard about it, I thought it wouldn’t hold up, but I’m addicted.
We have been watching and think it is one of the best new shows to hit the screen this season!
I like him as an actor. It is pretty cool you were able to interview him too. I have yet to watch an episode of Taken, but your interview has me intrigued.
That quote definitely caught my attention! Taken seems like an exciting show, so I plan to check it out.
I just set my dvr so I make sure not to miss an episode. Can’t wait to watch!
I’ve heard this is really good. Even my daughter keeps telling me I should watch this.
I haven’t seen or heard of this show but it looks like a great show! Im going to have to try to catch it!
Thanks for introducing me to a new show. I’ve seen ads, but haven’t watched this.
I really need to check this out. I had no idea that they had an African American in the show.
Looks like a good show. I hadn’t heard of it.
This is a new show to me. I wonder if we can fit it into your TV show night!
I just started watch this show and I’m loving it! Thanks for sharing!
Seems quite interesting. I have not watched. This post increased my interest.
I have never heard of this show! After seeing all the great reviews, I will have to add this to my list.
I haven’t seen this show yet. It sounds like something that I would enjoy. Now that you shared it, I am going to have to see if I can catch up on the episodes.
It’s nice that they are showing more of layers of John’s character to the audience. I think people are going to become more and more invested in him as they continue to watch the series.
I saw this show advertised the other day. It sounds like an interesting one. I might have to check it out.
I always enjoy peeling back the layers of a character’s personality. You think one thing and then it turns out being much more than that.
This show looks intense. I’ve never seen it but perhaps it’s time to check it out.
I have never watched Taken,but it sounds like a really good show. I am going to have to check it out!
The movie was too much on my heart, so I can’t bring myself to watch the t.v. series. My hubby has to watch it after I go to bed.
I heard about the show but did not have time to watch. Sounds interesting to me.
I agree with other commenters, the show looks very intense. A good adventure show that has complex characters is always good though.
I’ve seen great reviews of this show and I think I may just need to sit and binge-watch once the season is over. Great recap!
I live in the UK & I don’t think its hit our shores yet as I have never heard of this show.
I’ll definitely look out for it & maybe even try & give it a cheeky stream online.
Thanks. Good post x
I have been meaning to catch this show! I’ve heard such good things about it. I have to DVR it!
It looks like a really great show. They don’t play it here, but l will look online. Thanks for sharing.
Taken sounds like a great show! I don’t even have cable lol but maybe I can catch it online. Thanks for sharing!
This seems like a really great show with a lot of action. Certainly going to check this out.
I haven’t heard of this show! It seems like something my boyfriend and i would like though, so I’ll have to mention it to him
I still haven’t watched this show yet. Is definitely catch up on it.
Great recap. So now I’m going to have to binge watch ‘Taken’ to catch up. I’m happy that Gaius is starring!
We haven’t watched this yet. But the hubs and I are always looking for new shows to watch. We’ll check this out.
Very cool that you get to be apart of the weekly chats! Sounds like it’ll be a great episode!
I haven’t seen this show, but I love him!! I’ll have to check it out!! The plot sounds amazing!
Thank for the recap. I do not watch much television so I did not even know about this show. I am interested now and may try to see if I can find it online.
There is so much to watch I am not even sure I can add any more things to the plate till I finish up some other stuff. Have yet to see this one.
I have not checked out this show yet but looks like I need to!